Supporting clients across industries at all project stages
At Gexcon, our experienced consultants help clients in sectors such as oil and gas, hydrogen, nuclear, battery, food and drink, and chemicals, among many others. We specialise in identifying, assessing, and reducing risks linked to complex industrial processes.
Using our X-Suite software, advanced test facilities in Norway, and decades of research, we help organisations strengthen their safety management systems.
Through risk assessments, hazard analyses, and safety audits, we pinpoint risks and improve safety performance. Our practical solutions protect people, assets, and the environment while ensuring compliance with industry standards.
Why choose Gexcon
We bring decades of proven experience and deep technical expertise to help you manage risk effectively.
For over 40 years, Gexcon has investigated major incidents, including Buncefield, Piper Alpha, TWA 800, and the P-36 platform in Brazil. Our leading research on gas and dust explosions has built the expertise needed to deliver practical safety improvements worldwide.
From pioneering research to tailored safety solutions, we focus on helping clients identify hazards, understand risks, and achieve safer, more sustainable operations with confidence.
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Technical excellence
Our X-Suite tools deliver advanced modelling and simulation to give clear data for better safety decisions, risk control, and cost-effective system design.
Regulatory expertise
We use our knowledge of safety regulations across regions to help you stay compliant from the start, streamline approvals, and maintain strong safety standards.
Risk management
We help clients identify, assess, and control risks with proven methods that protect operations, maintain efficiency, and often lower costs through effective risk reduction.
Knowledge transfer
We help develop our clients’ internal capabilities to recognise, assess, and manage safety risks effectively, creating lasting operational and financial benefits.
Explore our solutions
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)
Supporting your safety goals with industry-recognised hazard analysis methods.
Process Safety and Operational Assurance
Ensuring your operations run safely, efficiently, and in line with regulations.
Risk Evaluation and Quantification
Clear, data-driven insights to guide risk management strategies at all project stages.
Consequence and Impact Modelling
Helping you assess the consequences of potential hazardous events and plan how to manage them.
Advanced Analysis and Engineering Support
Solving complex safety challenges with advanced tools and expert support.
Dust Hazards
Identify and control combustible dust risks with expert analysis, advanced modelling, and tailored solutions to improve safety and compliance.
ATEX Compliance
Get expert support to meet ATEX regulations, control workplace hazards, and reduce the risks of flammable gases and combustible dust.
DSEAR Compliance
Ensure DSEAR compliance, manage hazardous substance risks, and reduce fire and explosion hazards to keep your workplace safe.
COMAH/SEVESO Compliance
Meet COMAH/Seveso requirements with expert support to manage major accident hazards and keep people, assets, and the environment safe.
ATEX Risikoanalyse og Eksplosjonsverndokument
Få eksperthjelp for å oppfylle ATEX-kravene og sikre arbeidsplassen mot eksplosjonsfarer.
Key areas of expertise
Our services support a wide range of industries and facilities handling hazardous materials at all project stages.
Project Stages
Hazardous Materials
Industries
Featured Insights
Explore relevant materials providing insights into our services.
CO2 hazards in Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS)
An overview of the key safety concerns related to CO2 in CCUS technology, examples of accidents involving large CO2 releases, and safety measures.
Hazardous Area Classification in Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS)
Learn how hazardous area classification (HAC) zoning and risk assessments support safety in CCUS infrastructure.
HAZID vs. HAZOP: Choosing the right approach for risk assessment
Understand the key differences between HAZID and HAZOP to choose the right assessment method for your project.
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) fire and explosion prevention
Learn about the critical factors in BESS safety, focusing on fire and explosion risks, regulations, and safety strategies.
Is Your Facility Compliant? A Guide to Seveso / COMAH Regulations and Land Use Planning
Understand if your site falls under Seveso / COMAH and know the key steps to compliance, including land use planning considerations.
Flammable gas detector mapping and optimisation for offshore facility
Learn how to carry out gas detector mapping and optimisation for offshore facilities using FLACS.
Evaluating hydrogen ventilation in enclosed compressor systems
See how FLACS can assess if ventilation in enclosed hydrogen systems keeps leaks below flammable limits for safer compressor system design.
The practical use of FLACS for EDF nuclear safety demonstration – User perspective
Get practical tips on combining consequence and structural response studies, including how to map blast loads to FEM models.
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